190311-N-OI558-1106

Republic of the Marshall Islands (March 11, 2019) – The Honorable Kalani Kaneko, minister of health and human services, and his wife are piped aboard the Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) for the opening ceremony of Pacific Partnership 2019. Pacific Partnership, now in its 14th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Each year, the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase stability and security in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo Pacific.